#97410
will be paddock stacked with hay caps when baled
2026 Vetch hay baled on 25th September with a 6 string baler. Average bale weight is 650kg. Cut with a mower conditioner. Mostly ideal curing conditions, 7mm rainfall in total. Moisture readings mostly 12-14%. Four readings higher at 20% and 25.4%. Stem length ranging from 6-10cm. Normal texture. Plenty of leaf retention in bale. Some green colour through out the sample. Some sun bleached stems. Normal and sweet hay aroma. Good access to storage. Stacked with hay caps.
Seller Information:
Summary
Visual grade: FS-A
Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Vetch
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Rasina
Storage Status / Stage
Paddock Stacked (Hay Caps)
$/kg C.P. (ex-farm)
1.76
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
4.05
Protein (%)
23
ME (MJ / kg)
9.98
Moisture (%)
11
Visual Grade
FS-A
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
1170 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
650 kg
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Visual
2026 Vetch hay baled on 25th September with a 6 string baler. Average bale weight is 650kg. Cut with a mower conditioner. Mostly ideal curing conditions, 7mm rainfall in total. Moisture readings mostly 12-14%. Four readings higher at 20% and 25.4%. Stem length ranging from 6-10cm. Normal texture. Plenty of leaf retention in bale. Some green colour through out the sample. Some sun bleached stems. Normal and sweet hay aroma. Good access to storage. Stacked with hay caps.
Crop
Type / Species
Vetch
Variety
Rasina
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
1800
Bale / Package Weight
650 kg
Volume in Tonnes
1170
Packaging
Broken Strings
<5%
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Wrap Type
6 - string
Material Consistency
Very even <5% variation in material
Organic/GMO
Organic?
No
Storage
Storage Comment
Good storage with hay caps.
Storage Status / Stage
Paddock Stacked (Hay Caps)
Storage Surface
Earth / paddock surface
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
13
Moisture High (%)
25.4
Moisture Comment
Moisture readings mostly 12-14%. Four readings higher at 20% and 25.4%.
Moisture Low (%)
10.1
Number of Tests
60
# Tests >18%
4
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Nil
Cutting & Curing
Rainfall damage
Water marking leaf & stems
How Long Cured (days)
18
Weather while Curing
Ideal curing conditions, light dews
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
No pods evident
Raked Times
1
Comment
Mostly ideal conditions, 7mm rainfall
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
25-Sep-2026
Baling to Storage Time
Same day
Stem
Stem Length Comment
Stem length ranging from 6-10cm
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
6
Stem Thickness
Legume 2-5mm
Was the product chopped?
No
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
LE4 - > 50% mottled colours, including bleached tan-green, brown -silver green
Colour Comment
Nice green colour through out the sample. Some sun bleached stems.
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Soft to normal in texture Leaf mostly connected; >90% retention and 95% in bale.
Leaf Retention comment
Normal texture. Plenty of leaf retention in bale
Aroma
Aroma
Normal to sweet hay smell, no dust
Aroma Comment
Normal and sweet hay aroma
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
23/10/2026
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (97410-NIRD-1)
Metabolisable Energy (ME)
9.98
Relative Feed Value
156
Horse Digestible Energy (DE)
9.83
Relative Forage Quality
147
Non-Fibre Carbohydrates (NFC)
29.4
Ethanol Soluble Carbohydrates (ESC)
1.5
% Crude Fat
2.3
Digestible Energy (DE)
11.75
Net Energy Gain (NEg)
2.96
Net Energy Lactation (NEl)
5.81
Net Energy Maintenance (NEm)
5.34
Crude Protein (CP)
23
% Available Protein
20.8
Soluble Protein
8
Degradable Protein
17
% ADICP
2.2
% NDICP
5.6
Soluble Protein % of CP
33
Degradable Protein % of CP
73
Est. Lysine
1.1684
Est. Methionine
0.3588
Neutral Detergent Fibre (NDF)
38.6
Acid Detergent Fibre (ADF)
31.3
aNDFom
37.3
Water Soluble Carbohydrates (WSC)
3.3
% TDN
60
% Starch
1.4
% Lignin
5.2
% Moisture
11
% Dry Matter
89
% Ash
12.3
uNDFom 30hr
23.7
uNDFom 120hr
22.4
uNDFom 240hr
21
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
17
Potassium (K)
2.84
Calcium (Ca)
1.34
Magnesium (Mg)
0.25
Phosphorus (P)
0.35
Sulfur (S)
0.27
Chloride (Cl)
0.14
Total Fatty Acids
0.68
C18:1 Oleic
0.09
C18:2 Linoleic
0.08
C18:3 Linolenic
0.09
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